5 Important Tips To Guide You In Writing Professional Resumes
Aug 9th, 2010 | By Anna Stewart | Category: Cover Letters, ResumesAs an experienced professional, searching and getting another professional job with better benefits would be easier if you draft an impressive resume. You resume should be without any mistakes or faults and it should sell your skills to the person reading it even before the person meets you. Your resume should portray you in a very positive manner before your potential employer. There are 5 tips that you can follow to help you make the perfect resume that will enhance your possibility of getting a professional job.
1. List your significant information. This includes your name, marital status, age, address and educational background. This information together with how well you performed in college will tell the employer whether you have the right qualifications to work with the company.
2. Make sure that you highlight all your strengths related to the position that you are seeking. Your resume should display information about your achievements and accomplishments in your past work experience without looking over-convincing. The information should also not look bland and you should match the qualifications you have with the job you want showing that you meet or exceed all the requirements.
3. Be honest when listing your skills achievements and qualifications. It is important to be accurate as you list this information about yourself in the resume. The reason for this is that in case, you get employed; you will not suffer the consequences of not being able to perform some of the duties that you listed in your resume.
4. Draft your resume in an elegant but simple way. It is not advisable to have a resume that is too artistic for it might give the wrong impression to the person who will read it. The most important thing that your resume should do is portray a formal, professional and competent impression. The best fonts to use are either Times New Roman or Arial and they should be of average size such as 10 or 12.
5. First, mention the most important professional skills and experiences related to the position that you want. In case you have special skills that will make you stand out from other applicants, it will be to your advantage to let this information be available to the job recruiter first. Note that the person who will read your resume will not spend a lot of time reading it. If the person reading it sees that you have important qualifications, he or she will take an interest in reading the other parts of your resume.
These 5 tips will help you draft ideal resumes that will present you favorably to employers when you are looking for a job.
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This post was submitted by Anna Stewart.
What kind of professional resume writer are you if you are recommending people to list their age and marital status????? While in Euporean CV’s it is fairly standard to include such information (although trends are changing there, as well), in American resumes that is information that should NEVER be included as standard information.
Of the literally 1000′s of resumes I have written, the only time I have included this information was for a gentleman who was a pastor.
Your resume should focus on your skills, strengths, accomplishments and abilities. Items that could be held ‘against’ you- such as age, religious or political affiliations, or marital status should, in the the majority of cases, not be included.
How in the world can you suggest someone add their age and marital status but NOT their phone number or email address?
This is the most retarded advice I have ever seen.
Oh and include your name on your resume? THANK YOU, YOU ARE THE LEONARDO DAVINCI OF RESUME SECRETS
Also how can anyone take seriously writing advice from someone who uses grammar so poorly:
“The reason for this is that in case, you get employed; you will not suffer the consequences of not being able to perform some of the duties that you listed in your resume.”
That is a pure mess right there.
n addition to the tips provided I have used in the past: Write a CV for the position you are applying for, The style matters depending on the type and background of the organization your are applying. Some companies wish a picture on your CV, although this practice is in certain countries. Do not include too many skills in the skills section, and think about education history first or past work history. There are so many things to think about in writing an effective CV.